EP 0131574 B1 19930602 - MERCHANDISE VERIFICATION AND INFORMATION SYSTEM
Title (en)
MERCHANDISE VERIFICATION AND INFORMATION SYSTEM
Publication
Application
Priority
US 45869983 A 19830117
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO8403019A1] A system for individually tracing units of merchandise with authentication devices or tags (10) as such tags (with merchandise) move through channels of commerce. The total system incorporates a non-counterfeitable authenticator or verification tag (10) which bears a machine-readable identification number (26, 36, 38) and which in one form includes perforated, tear-off sections (14, 18) bearing the identification number and in another form (Fig. 5) is adhesively integrated with a product package. Operating with the tag, the physical system includes a central processor (40) with a memory means that is addressable by using the tag identification number. A tag reader (106) senses the machine-readable identification number (may also verify the tag) and addresses the memory means for registering information to specifically identify the tag and indicate batch information (80). As the tag (and unit of merchandise) move to commerce, the memory information is supplemented to provide a history (Fig. 4) of such movement. In subsequent operations, the memory can then be tested for meaningful information on the merchandise. As one key to using the method to procure significant data, the system incorporates apparatus (64) for testing the content of the memory to manifest the identification of specific tags that are related as a subset of merchandise of interest.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B42D 15/02 (2006.01); B42D 15/10 (2006.01); B65G 47/49 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2006.01); G06K 17/00 (2006.01); G06K 19/10 (2006.01); G06Q 30/02 (2012.01); G07D 7/00 (2006.01); G07D 7/12 (2006.01); G07D 7/20 (2006.01); G07F 7/08 (2006.01); G09F 3/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
G06K 17/00 (2013.01 - EP US); G06K 19/10 (2013.01 - EP US); G06Q 30/02 (2013.01 - EP US); G07D 7/004 (2013.01 - EP US); G07D 7/0043 (2017.04 - EP US); G07D 7/0047 (2017.04 - EP US); G07D 7/12 (2013.01 - EP US); G07F 7/086 (2013.01 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH DE FR GB LI LU NL SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 8403019 A1 19840802; CA 1213371 A 19861028; EP 0131574 A1 19850123; EP 0131574 A4 19871112; EP 0131574 B1 19930602; JP H0720781 A 19950124; JP S60500466 A 19850404; US 4558318 A 19851210
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 8300566 W 19830415; CA 426158 A 19830419; EP 83901776 A 19830415; JP 12036794 A 19940601; JP 50181583 A 19830415; US 45869983 A 19830117